beside

adverb1 of 2

by the side of something; next to something

• “He lay down beside me, with his head on mine.”Tatoeba
• “The bus is empty, but he sits beside me anyways.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

preposition2 of 2

Next to; at the side of.